Got back yesterday from five days freezing in England. Arrived at Candy’s last Sunday evening. RyanAir did their usual nonsense of playing a fanfare when we arrived at Stansted proudly proclaiming that yet another flight had arrived on time. We then spent fifteen minutes waiting for the steps to arrive so that we could actually disembark. Just imagine if your train arrived at Paddington and you then had to wait for a quarter of an hour before you could actually get off! On our journey back I was told at the gate to put my carry-on case in the container which checks that your luggage isn’t too large. It wasn’t, but pulling it out of the container ripped the stitching on the front pocket. God, I hate RyanAir.
On Monday we went to Wisbech looking for a mother-of-the-bride outfit for Pat. Quinn and I went to the Bygones Café where I had an all-day breakfast and Quinn had a sausage sandwich. Pat began painting the wainscoting in Candy’s bathroom.
On Tuesday - Quinn’s birthday - Candy, Pat, Quinn and I went to the SeaLife Centre in Hunstanton in the afternoon, and had a birthday tea at Candy’s in the evening. Shen and Linda, Milshen, Kelly, Jessica and Amber came. Phil brought Quinn a rather super cap-gun.
On Wednesday, Pat and I went to Colchester to look at more mother-of-the-bride outfits and met Deborah there. Had lunch at the Lemon Tree. Starter and pudding was nice, but the main course was rather a disappointment.
On Thursday Pat finished painting the wainscoting and I assembled the computer desk which Linda, Shen, Naz and Milshen had bought Quinn for his birthday. It was one of the most straightforward flat-pack kits I’ve ever assembled, having clear and comprehensive instructions. I played doctors with Quinn - he was the patient who died and resurrected everal times. In the evening I went to the Lamb and Flag with Richard and Jane.
It was 16 degrees in Ancona when we got back yesterday, a pleasant change from the two degrees in England.
Click here to see a video of Quinn’s birthday.
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